Peyton Seelmann
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. On tape: 16 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Duke, Week 7, 2026.
73 tackles · 2.5 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 73 | 29 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Career | 73 | 29 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 9 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10vs TCU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ Clemson | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-37vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-17@ No. 25 Pittsburgh | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20@ Duke | 16 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 30-31vs Syracuse | 11 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38vs No. 1 Miami | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 29 | 3.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 35-38 vs Miami, play by play
9 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Second quarter, tied 14-14.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How North Carolina’s defense played that day
Miami’s 7 drives: 1 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 7. His sack came with the game tied.
11 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 10 of his 11, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Fourth quarter, tied 23-23.
16 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 15 of his 16, sacks included.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
10 tackles. The fumble he forced ended East Tennessee State’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 10, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, up 21-0. Ended East Tennessee State’s drive (downs).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%3 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups73 tackles · 3 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 9.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 10.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 10.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
50.8%
241 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
59.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
73 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
